Head of a cat (middle size) Dobra Koczka ktera nemlsa Dass ist eine gutte khatz di niest nascst [graphic].
1700
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Title
Head of a cat (middle size) Dobra Koczka ktera nemlsa Dass ist eine gutte khatz di niest nascst [graphic].
Created/published
[ca. 1700]
Description
1 print : etching sheet approx. 15 x 19 cm; platemark approx. 12.4 x 16.4 cm
Associated name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, author.
Note
This is an early copy, in reverse of Hollar's etching made in 1646
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Source of acquisition
Copy 2
Cited/described in
Pennington, R. Hollar, 2109 (reverse copy)
Item Details
Call number
ART 269975 (size XS)
Folger accession
269975
Call number
FAST ACC 271270 (quarto)
Folger-specific note
From dealer's description:"[HOLLAR, Wenceslaus, after] [Head of a cat.] [England?, c.1700?] Etching (sheet approx. 15.5 x19.5cm; platemark approx. 13.4 x 17.4cm) small tear at lower margin not affecting printed image, a few small creases & negligible foxing, very good. A rare copy, in reverse, of the celebrated etching of the head of a cat made by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) in 1646. At this time Hollar was living in Antwerp, having travelled there from England in 1644. The original print included text in both Czech and German, translating approximately as "this is a good cat, it does not steal." Pennington lists several different copies of the original print (Pennington 2109), but the present example is not listed and appears to be unrecorded." Ordered from Samuel Gedge D9306, 2019-05-29, Cat. 28 #24